Why doesn’t Albuquerque Public Schools cancel class during snow? [Video]

SHORTAGE AT NEXT YEAR’S LEGISLATIVE SESSION. ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS IS SAYING SO LONG TO SNOW DAYS WHILE STUDENTS WON’T HAVE TO GO TO SCHOOL DURING BAD WEATHER, THEY’RE STILL EXPECTED TO LEARN FROM HOME. GENEVIEVE GLASS IS LIVE THIS MORNING TO EXPLAIN THE NEW POLICY. GENEVIEVE. WE’RE AIXA DIAZ STUDENTS NOW ARE GOING TO HAVE TO FIT THEIR SLEDDING AND THEIR SNOWMAN BUILDING AROUND THEIR SCHOOL WORK FROM HOME. SO APS IS REPLACING THEIR SNOW DAYS WITH WHAT’S CALLED ASYNCHRONOUS LEARNING DAYS. SO THAT’S MEANING RATHER THAN GETTING A DAY OFF FROM SCHOOL, STUDENTS WILL BE EXPECTED TO COMPLETE THEIR LESSONS AT HOME ON DAYS THAT SCHOOL SCHOOLS ARE CLOSED DUE TO WEATHER. ALL APS EMPLOYEES WILL BE EXPECTED TO REPORT TO WORK AS SOON AS SAFELY POSSIBLE. THEY’LL POST ASSIGNMENTS FOR STUDENTS TO COMPLETE ONLINE. NOW, STUDENTS WHO DON’T HAVE ACCESS TO A DIGITAL DEVICE OR THE INTERNET WILL …